I f you travel with pharmaceutical medication through airports located within the United States, you are advised to notify agents of the Transportation Security Administration of any prescriptions you possess; and you must separate said medications from your other belongings and show them before the screening process begins at an airport security checkpoint.

A new video with details of this advisory was released called “Traveling with Prescription Medications.” The video features two representatives of the United States United States Public Health Service of the Food and Drug Administration of the United States: Lindsay Davison, Lieutenant; and Mary E. Kremzner, Pharm.D., Captain.

Not a HIPAA violation because the TSA isn’t a health service provider … I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t tell them of anything except items that they might have a legitimate concern about (insulin with diabetic supplies), …

Besides, if the NSA really is spying on us all and they were paying attention then they should already know my Rx’s!

“you must separate said medications from your other belongings and show them before the screening process begins at an airport security checkpoint.”

The video says “should”, not “must”. But really, it’s just trying to summarize info from other agencies to help confused travellers. (Such people seem prone to over-complying with rules.) Anyhow, this isn’t some new FDA rule, it’s just the same old TSA nonsense paraphrased. I want my four minutes back.

Hmmm. Credible threat of some little white pills imploding now eh? I mean, TSA is in place for our safety right? Or maybe now they’re just another arm of the DEA. Yet another pathetic intrusion of our privacy by these fascist Smurfs.

I have never pulled out my medicine going though a checkpoint. I always have a few epipens and my prescriptions are almost always in a pill sorter, which I occasionally worry about causing problems because I don’t have the actual prescription bottle with me, but I’ve not yet had an issue.

On a similar note, I’ve had customs dump out some of my pills into their gloved hand to look at them, and put back in the container ( same gloved hand they were using to look thought every other passengers undies ?